Christopher Nolan Says He Loves Wonder Woman & Is A DCEU Fan

Before the DCEU was up and on its way, Christopher Nolan has the keys to the DC kingdom thanks to his successful Batman trilogy. So what did the director think of the DCEU’s latest?

That was the question at hand when Yahoo caught up with Nolan, who had nothing but amazing things to say about the critical and commercially successful Wonder Woman.

“I did and I loved it. I mean, I watch the films. I enjoy films very much as a moviegoer these days. I spent 10 years of my life dealing with one of the greatest characters in popular fiction. It was a great honor and a privilege to work with that, but there’s a time to pass it on to new people.”

Many have compared the recent DC output to Nolan’s Batman films, mostly because he set quite the high bar. DC has had a difficult time following those films, but finally seems to have found a winner with Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman, which has sailed past $700 million worldwide.

Nolan’s traded in the superhero genre for a variety of other projects, and his latest recreates the battle on the beaches of Dunkirk. Dunkirk hits on July 20, 2017.

As for Wonder Woman, the film currently has an 86.03 on ComicBook.com’s composite rankings, and you can find the official description below.

Gal Gadot returns as the title character in the epic action-adventure from director Patty Jenkins. Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, Princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her true destiny.

Wonder Woman is directed by Patty Jenkins and is written by Allan Heinberg, Geoff Johns, and Zack Snyder. The film stars Gal Gadot (Diana Prince/Wonder Woman), Chris Pine (Steve Trevor), Robin Wright (General Antiope), Connie Nielsen (Queen Hippolyta), David Thewlis, Elena Anaya, Lucy Davis (Etta Candy),Danny Huston, Ewen Bremmer, Doutzen Kroes, Samantha Jo (Euboea), Florence Kasumba (Senator Acantha), Said Taghmaoui, Eleanor Matsuura (Epione), Emily Carey (Young Diana), and Lisa Loven Kongsli (Menalippe).

Wonder Woman is in theaters now, followed by Justice League on November 17, 2017; Aquaman on July 27, 2018; Shazam on April 5, 2019; Justice League 2 on June 14, 2019; Cyborg on April 3, 2020; and Green Lantern Corps on July 24, 2020. The Flash, The Batman, Dark Universe and Man of Steel 2 are currently without a release dates.

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